Quarterback Joe Theismann led Notre Dame to a 24-11 upset win over No. 1-ranked Texas in the 1971
Cotton Bowl, breaking the Longhorns��� 30-game winning streak.
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A Major
(Bowls ) Player
Notre Dame���s 25-year ���BCS��� run
from 1969-93 is unparalleled
By Lou Somogyi
S
ince ending its
bowl ban in 1969,
Notre
Dame
has run the full
gamut in postseason
action.
At the end of the 1993
season, the Fighting
Irish���s bowl winning
percentage ��� .684 with
a 13-6 record ��� was
the best in the NCAA
among programs who
had competed in at least
15 bowl games.
However, from 19942006, Notre Dame���s
nine-game losing streak
in bowls was the longest
in NCAA history. The
average margin of defeat during that 0-9 skein
